The Capodimonte Deep Field

This image shows an enlargement of an elliptical galaxy that is located to the west (right) in the Capodimonte Deep Field. The numerous tiny objects surrounding the galaxy may be globular clusters. The fuzzy object on the right edge of the field may be a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. The size of the field is about 6 x 5 arcmin 2.

Technical information: this image displays selected areas of the field shown in ESO Press Photo eso0116a at the original WFI scale, hereby also demonstrating the enormous amount of information contained in these wide-field images. North is up and East is left.

Herkunftsnachweis:

ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso0116f
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:10. April 2001
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0116
Größe:2976 x 2367 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Capodimonte Deep Field
Typ:Unspecified : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical
Constellation:Corvus
Kategorie:Galaxies

Bildformate

Großes JPEG
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Koordinaten

Position (RA):12 23 20.59
Position (Dec):-12° 33' 16.82"
Field of view:6.14 x 4.88 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.0° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
R
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI